3rd Air Command

3rd Air Command
3. vazduhoplovna komanda
Active 1959–1964
Disbanded 1964
Country  Yugoslavia
Branch Yugoslav Air Force
Type Division
Size 5 regiments
HQ Skopki Petrovac

The 3rd Air Command (Serbo-Croatian: 3. vazduhoplovna komanda/ 3. ваздухопловна команда) was a joint unit of Yugoslav Air Force.

History

It was established by the order from June 27, 1959, on November 23, same year due the "Drvar" reorganization plan of Yugoslav Air Force from the 39th Aviation Division with command at Batajnica. In 1961 it suffered a changes in the organization.

By the new "Drvar 2" reorganization plan of Yugoslav Air Force, 3rd Air Command has been disbanded. Its units were attached to 1st Aviation Corps.

The commanders of Air command was Nikola Lekić.[1]

Organization

1959-1961

1961-1964

Headquarters

  • Skoipski Petrovac

Commanding officers

  • Colonel Dušan Vlaisavljević

References

Notes and citations
  1. ↑ Dimitrijević, Bojan. Jugoslovensko Ratno Vazduhoplovstvo 1942-1992. Beograd, 2006, p. 353.
  2. ↑ Yugoslav Air Force and Air Defense - Order of Battle Plan 'DRVAR-I' 1960
  3. ↑ Yugoslav Air Force and Air Defense - Order of Battle Plan 'DRVAR-I' 1961
Bibliography
  • Dimitrijević, Bojan (2012). Jugoslovensko ratno vazduhoplovstvo. Beograd: Institut za savremenu istoriju. ISBN 8674031633.
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